Grand Street & Metropolitan Avenue
Grand Street and Metropolitan Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 206 firehouse is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand St/Metropolitan Av Bridge, is 360 feet away for the Q59, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here. Within 820 feet are six homes.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand St/Metropolitan Av Bridge, 360 feet away, for the Q59.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand St/Metropolitan Av Bridge Q59360 feetQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Grand Street and Metropolitan Avenue.
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & Stewart Ave 20 docks in all780 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1176 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station400 feet
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers750 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11211
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are six homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1960.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 42 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and July 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Grand Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of Grand Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 9 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
Fire and police
- Engine 206 Fire station760 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Varick Avenue 170 feet
- Grand Street Bridge & Metropolitan Avenue 230 feet
- Grand Street Bridge & Grand Street 260 feet
- Grand Street & Varick Avenue 290 feet
- Grand Street & Varick Street 510 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Varick Street 520 feet
- Varick Avenue & Ten Eyck Street 610 feet
- Grand Street & Stewart Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along Grand Street or Metropolitan Avenue.